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FC CASE <br /> <br />PURCHASE OF SEMI-AUTOMATIC POLICE SHOTGUNS <br /> By: David Gustafson, Police Chief <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />The Ramsey Police Department currently has four, pump action 12-gauge Remington <br />shotguns which are rotated between the five patrol vehicles. While all four of these <br />weapons are still in serviceable condition, there is evidence to support the purchase of <br />alternative weaponry for deployment in the squads. The Beneli brand. M1 super 90 semi- <br />automatic shotgun is equipped with night sights to enhance effectiveness during low light <br />conditions and with a specially designed choke tube for pattern enhancement. The night <br />sights are for benefit of the officer and the enhanced pattem greatly lessens the chance of <br />a stray pellet injuring a bystander or other member of the public. The useful life of this <br />shotgun has been proven to be well over ten years in large agencies that fire some of these <br />guns several thousand times per year during training exercises. The cost per gun, <br />electronic locking mechanism for the squad, night sight, and tactical sling is eleven <br />hundred dollars ($1,100) or five thousand, five hundred dollars ($5,500) for five. <br /> <br />Staff is requesting authorization to purchase five semi-automatic police shotguns at a cost <br />of $5,500 ($1,100 each) with the funding supplied fi.om drug forfeiture funds. The drug <br />forfeiture funds are placed in the Peace Officer's Special Revenue Fund and are to be <br />used exclusively for public safety expenditures. <br /> <br />Committee Action: <br /> <br />Motion to recommend City Council adopt Resolution #98-06- <br />purchase of five, semi-automatic police shotguns. <br /> <br />authorizing the <br /> <br />Reviewed by: <br /> <br />Police Chi& <br />City Administrator <br />Finance Officer <br /> <br />FC: 06/23/98 <br /> <br />jmt/Semb4ut, doc <br /> <br /> <br />